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Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 2009. / Title from title page screen (viewed on Nov. 13, 2009). Thesis advisor: Vincent Anfara. Vita. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (D. Ed.)--Ball State University, 2009. / Title from PDF t.p. (viewed on Nov. 11, 2009). Includes bibliographical references (p. [120]-146).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 2000. / Typescript. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves [88]-91). Also available on the Internet.

A tecnologia assistiva envolve serviços, recursos e práticas que considerando as necessidades e habilidades específicas do usuário promovem sua máxima participação na atividade desejada. A educação faz tecnologia assistiva à medida que investiga necessidades e propõe alternativas que promovam a participação do aluno com deficiência nos desafios do contexto escolar visando a promoção da autonomia e a aprendizagem. Esta pesquisa estudou a tecnologia assistiva e sua aplicação em um serviço educacional, constituído em rede interdisciplinar, que apóia a educação de alunos com deficiência física, numa perspectiva de educação inclusiva. Foi desenvolvida a partir de uma metodologia de pesquisa-ação e contou com a participação de educadores especializados e de gestores da Educação Especial do município de Florianópolis. O serviço de tecnologia assistiva foi investigado por meio da intervenção da pesquisadora com os professores colaboradores em atividades de estudos e a partir do seguimento prático de três casos de alunos com deficiência. A ação refletida propôs um novo Design ao serviço de tecnologia assistiva e o referencial teórico estudado considerou especialmente os documentos do Consórcio EUSTAT, do Portale SIVA e autores como Andrich, Clementi, Scherer, Kintsch e dePaula. A pesquisa discute também os documentos WATI e MACOMB e o procedimento de avaliação em tecnologia assistiva SETT, de Zabala. A descrição das práticas vivenciadas durante a pesquisa descortinam uma realidade rica de interrogações no campo da Educação, Design e Reabilitação, apontando novos desafios de pesquisas nestas três áreas do conhecimento. Percebe-se a importância de uma ação complementar e interdisciplinar na perspectiva do desenvolvimento de ferramentas e estratégias que favoreçam o processo educacional de alunos com deficiência física. Para o Design, este estudo apresenta uma demanda real de pesquisa e desenvolvimento de produtos de tecnologia assistiva para educação. A metodologia para o serviço de tecnologia assistiva, que resulta como produto final desta pesquisa, não pretende ser um modelo pronto e aplicável a outras realidades no entanto ela pode inspirar outras Redes de Educação a compreender as atribuições de um serviço educacional de tecnologia assistiva e construir suas próprias metodologias de trabalho, valorizando suas realidades. / Assistive technology involves services, resources and varied practices that, considering the users specific needs and skills, promotes the maximum of their participation in the desired task. The education provides assistive technology as it investigates the needs and proposes alternatives to promote the participation of the student with disabilities in the challenges of the school settings focusing on autonomy and learning promotion. This research studied the assistive technology and its application in an educational service, integrated by an interdisciplinary team that supports the education of students with physical disabilities in the perspective of inclusive education. It was developed with a methodology of action-research and counted with the participation of specialized educators and Special Education administrators from the city of Florianópolis. The assistive technology service was investigated through the intervention of the researcher with the collaborative teachers in studies activities and also following three cases of students with disabilities. The reflected action proposes a new Design to the assistive technology service and the theoretical references studied considered specially the documents of the EUSTAT Consortium, Portale SIVA and authors such as Andrich, Clementi, Scherer, Kintsch and dePaula. The research also discusses the WATI and MACOMB documents and the SETT assessment procedures in assistive technology, by Zabala. The description of the practices experienced during the research present a rich reality of questions in the fields of Education, Design and Rehabilitation, indicating new research challenges in these three knowledge areas. It can be realized the importance of a complimentary and interdisciplinary action in order to develop tools and strategies to support the educational processes of students with disabilities. For Design, this study presents a huge real demand of research and development of assistive technology products for education. The methodology to the Assistive Technology Service that results as a final product of this research, does not intend to be a ready and applicable model to other realities however it can inspire other Educational Systems to understand the attributions of an educational assistive technology service to build their own work methodologies, from their realities.

The use of technology has become fairly integrated into our personal, educational, and professional lives. Students with disabilities attending postsecondary institutions may require the use of Assistive Technology (AT) for their educational pursuits and access to other technology. This study quantified students' general knowledge of AT and specific knowledge of Dragon NaturallySpeaking software. In addition, this study examined the relationship between disability support services received and current knowledge of AT among students with disabilities in a postsecondary environment. Participants were recruited from those who received disability support services at a midsize university in Illinois. An online survey was administered to 41 participants that included the Prior Knowledge of Assistive Technology Instrument (PKATI). Results indicated that participants' knowledge was influenced by three factors; prior training in AT within a postsecondary institution, access and availability to AT within postsecondary environments, and personal confidence in understanding of AT.

Behavior management is arguably the cornerstone of good teaching and this is particularly so in traditional educational school settings. In Thailand, the most common strategy for managing problem behavior is the use of the Ministry of Education's Code of Conduct for all children. However, reactive strategies produce negative side effects in terms of student prognosis, inclusion, and also teacher stress. There is currently no data regarding the types of problem behaviors experienced by teachers working in special residential schools for students with visual impairments. Therefore, the goals of this thesis are to examine teacher perceptions regarding the types of problems they typically encounter and the behavior management practices they use in their classrooms. Thai teachers working in these special residential schools completed a 61-item questionnaire rating the extent to which they agreed or disagreed that problem behaviors were observed and the extent to which they found specific behavior management practices effective. Results suggested Thai teachers occasionally experienced problem behaviors related to distractibility and stereotypy, which can interfere with instructional activities and learning. However, the teachers infrequently encountered more serious behaviors such as aggression or self-injury. Teachers also reported using more proactive instructional approaches and positive disciplinary practices to keep students engaged in instruction as opposed to more punitive management practices, like reprimands or office referrals. Results are discussed in the context of behavior management practices across traditional and self-contained educational settings, and a focus on transition practices to facilitate including more Thai students with visual impairments into traditional educational settings with their non-disabled peers.

This study evaluates a model of social capital where support from parents, peers, teachers, and mentors (SOS) was hypothesized to mediate the link between students' abilities to mobilize support (MOS) and four school-related outcomes: academic, behavioral, emotional, and career outcome expectations. Survey data from 206 high school students with disabilities and 16 special education teachers in six school districts across three states were collected. Results from structural equation modeling, with bootstrap tests of indirect effects, indicated that SOS mediated the links between MOS and two of the four outcomes: emotional well-being and career outcome expectations. Invariance testing revealed significant differences for boys and girls. Implications for research and practice are discussed, including the need to distinguish between social capital and the process of capital formation, and the need to consider the role of students with disabilities in the process of social capital formation. / 10000-01-01

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No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertação Aline Pereira da Silva Matos.pdf: 4706707 bytes, checksum: 42fc23c5740738f7277304330216233a (MD5) / O acesso de pessoas com deficiência às Instituições de Educação Superior (IES) está garantido em documentos legais, porém, a sua permanência também precisa ser efetivada. Para tanto é necessário o desenvolvimento de práticas pedagógicas inclusivas por parte dos docentes que atuam junto a essas pessoas. Realizada mediante uma pesquisa qualitativa, através de um estudo de caso, esta investigação objetivou identificar e analisar as práticas pedagógicas desenvolvidas pelos docentes da UFRB diante de estudantes com deficiência matriculados em cursos de graduação. Para atingir o objetivo proposto, definiu-se a UFRB como locus da pesquisa de campo e os docentes que atuam com estudantes com deficiência como participantes da investigação. Nesse sentido, para o processo de coleta de dados foram utilizadas a aplicação de questionário e realização de entrevistas com os referidos participantes. O embasamento teórico que subsidiou a análise dos dados levantados fundamentou-se nos normativos legais brasileiros e institucionais, e em autores diversos, tais como: Vygotsky (1991, 2001, 2010); Pimentel (2006, 2012, 2013); Pimenta e Anastasiou (2008, 2010); Cunha (2006, 2007, 2009, 2010); Moreira (2003, 2005); Blanco (2004), dentre outros. Os resultados demonstraram que a UFRB tem desenvolvido ações visando à garantia dos direitos dos estudantes com deficiência, através da aprovação de normativos institucionais, criação de setores de apoio ao estudante com deficiência e de consulta, fiscalização e deliberação acerca das políticas desenvolvidas, entre outras. No entanto estas ações não tem tido a visibilidade necessária pela maioria dos docentes, assim como pelos discentes com deficiência. Em relação às práticas pedagógicas dos docentes, se percebeu que os mesmos, em sua maioria, têm desenvolvido práticas pedagógicas diferenciadas para atendimento às necessidades dos estudantes com deficiência, mesmo sem possuir uma formação na área de Educação Inclusiva. Tais práticas envolvem: o uso de recursos didáticos diversificados; a flexibilização no tempo para realização das atividades; a diversificação nos instrumentos e formas de aplicação de atividades avaliativas, assim como a postura colaborativa do docente. Para o desenvolvimento dessas práticas, os docentes têm se apoiado no diálogo constante com os próprios estudantes como forma de orientar-se sobre como proceder, o que revela que os referidos docentes acreditam e investem na possibilidade de aprendizagem desses estudantes. / ABSTRACT The access of people with disabilities in the Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) are guaranteed in legal documents, however, their stay must also be honored. So long the development of inclusive classrooms by teachers who work with these people is necessary. Carried out by a qualitative research, through a case study, this research aimed to identify and analyze the pedagogical practices developed by UFRB’s teachers before students with disabled in undergraduate courses. To achieve this purpose, we defined the UFRB as field site of the research and the teachers who work with students with disabilities as research participants. In this sense, for the data collection process were used the application questionnaire and interviews with those participants. The theoretical fundation that supported the analysis of the data was based on the Brazilian institutional and legal norms, and several authors, such as Vygotsky (1991, 2001, 2010); Pimentel (2006, 2012, 2013); Pimenta and Anastasiou (2008, 2010); Cunha (2006, 2007, 2009, 2010); Moreira (2003, 2005); Blanco (2004), among others. The results showed that the UFRB has developed actions aimed the guaranteeing the rights of students with disabilities through the adoption of institutional regulations, creation of industries to support the student with disabilities and consultation , supervision and resolution about the policies implemented , among others. owever these actions have not had the visibility required by most teachers as well as by students with disabilities. With regard to the pedagogical practices of teachers, it was realized that they, for the most part have developed differentiated teaching practices to meet the needs of students with disabilities, even without having a training in the area of Inclusive Education. Such practices involve: the use of a variety of teaching resources; the relaxation time for carrying out activities; diversification in the instruments and forms of application of evaluation activities, as well as the collaborative attitude of the teacher. For the development of these practices, teachers have relied on constant dialogue with the students themselves as a way to orient yourself on how to proceed, which reveals that these teachers believe and invest in the possibility of learning of these students.

O presente estudo tem por objetivo avaliar as contribuições do Programa de Tutoria Especial da Universidade Estadual da Paraíba (UEPB) para a permanência e bom desempenho acadêmico dos seus alunos com deficiência no ensino superior. A pesquisa realizada, nessa Instituição de Ensino Superior, nos cursos de Pedagogia, História, Filosofia, Comunicação Social, Serviço Social, Direito e Física, contou como sujeitos: alunos com deficiência, seus respectivos tutores especiais, professores e a coordenadora do referido Programa. A investigação foi desenvolvida se utilizando de uma abordagem quantitativa e qualitativa, sendo do tipo exploratória e assumindo a forma de estudo de caso. Os procedimentos metodológicos de coleta de dados foram: análise documental, aplicação de questionários, entrevistas e registro de observações do comportamento. A pesquisa documental foi realizada durante todo o percurso da investigação, mediante acesso e análise de documentos e informações do Programa de Tutoria Especial. O questionário foi usado para a identificação e caracterização socioeconômica dos alunos com deficiência. A entrevista semiestruturada, foi aplicada aos vinte e seis sujeitos da pesquisa. Já, as sessões de observação do comportamento dos participantes foram conduzidas por meio de vinte sessões distribuídas em sala de aula e em atendimentos pedagógicos individualizados do Programa. Neste momento, procedemos, de maneira específica, ao estudo de caso de dois alunos com deficiência, integrantes da amostra dos sujeitos das entrevistas. Os resultados das entrevistas indicaram, dentre outros dados, que os sujeitos da pesquisa avaliaram o Programa de Tutoria Especial de forma positiva, alegando que o mesmo contribui tanto para a permanência dos alunos com deficiência na academia, quanto para o seu bom desempenho acadêmico. Na análise dos registros de observação, assim como das entrevistas, detectamos aspectos do Programa que ratificam, pontos que contrariam e pontos que necessitam ser incorporados à sua Resolução de criação (Resolução CONSEPE/UEPB N 013, de 07/07/2006). Os dados apontaram, portanto, a necessidade desta Resolução ser revista e reformulada para contemplar as novas demandas da dinâmica do Programa. Por fim, diante dos achados da investigação, levantamos a tese de que o Programa de Tutoria Especial da UEPB é um tipo de Atendimento Educacional Especializado (AEE) no ensino superior, com características e adaptações peculiares, ocorrendo de maneira diferenciada do AEE criado pelo Ministério da Educação, Cultura e Desporto (MEC) para a educação básica. Assim sendo, esta experiência da UEPB, sendo pioneira dentre as universidades brasileiras, poderá servir como uma proposta a ser socializada com outras universidades do país, uma vez que o MEC ainda não dispõe de uma política de AEE para o ensino superior. / The present study aims to assess the contributions of the Special Tutoring Program at the State University of Paraiba (UEPB) for the permanence and good academic performance of its students with disabilities in higher education. The research, made in this higher education institution, in Education, History, Philosophy, Social Communication, Social Work, Law and Physics courses, had as subjects: students with disabilities, their special tutors, teachers and the coordinator of the program. The investigation was developed using a quantitative and qualitative approach of the exploratory type and taking the form of case study. The methodological procedures for data collection were: document analysis, questionnaires, interviews and behaviors observations record. The documentary research happened during all the course of the study, through access and analysis of documents and information from the Special Tutoring Program. The questionnaire was used to identify and characterize the socioeconomic status of the students with disabilities. The semi-structured interview was applied to the twenty-six subjects of the research. On the other hand, the observations sessions of the participants behaviors were conducted through twenty sessions shared between the classroom and in individualized pedagogical attendance of the program. At this moment, we specifically precede the case study of two of the students with disabilities, part of the students with disabilities sample. The interview results indicated, among other data, that the subjects evaluated the Special Tutoring Program positively, claiming that it contributes in both ways, to the persistence of students with disabilities in the academia, and for their good academic performance. In the analysis of observations record, and interviews, were detected aspects of the program which ratifies, contradicting points and points that need to be incorporated into its resolution of creation (CONSEPE/UEPB Resolution N. 013, of 07/07/2006). The data indicated, therefore, the need of review and redesign of this resolution to accommodate the new demands of the programs dynamic. Finally, the results of the research raise the argument that the UEPBs Special Tutoring Program is a type of Specialized Educational Service in higher education, with unique characteristics and adaptations, occurring in a different manner than the Specialized Educational Service (AEE) established by the Ministry of the Education, Culture and Sports (MEC) for basic education. Thus, this UEPBs experience, pioneer among Brazilian universities, may serve as a proposal to be socialized with other universities in the country, since the MEC does not have a policy of Specialized Educational Service (AEE) for higher education yet.